Foreign Minister Davutoğlu said Syria should surrender its chemical weapons but the Assad regime should still be punished; he also denied that Turkey has links with radical groups in Syria, especially the Al Nusrah Front. Turkish officials denied reports that the Al Nusrah Front has been allowed to establish camps and use guesthouses near Ceylanpınar along the Syrian border. Refugees and smugglers have been entering Turkey freely along the border from Ceylanpınar to Reyhanlı. The Ceylanpınar mayor said Al Nusrah Front fighters wounded in clashes with Kurdish PYD forces in northern Syria are being treated in area hospitals, and that Al Nusrah is active in tent towns. Alawite refugees in Istanbul have refused to go to refugee camps in southern Turkey, due to rumors that rebels dominate the camps. The PKK claimed that 600 of its fighters have left Turkey, but is halting its withdrawal.
